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9-Nov-2009
Quarterly Report
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT
The information in this report contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact made in this report are forward looking. In particular, the statements herein regarding industry prospects and future results of operations or financial position are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believes," "estimates," "could," "possibly," "probably," anticipates," "projects," "expects," "may," "will," or "should" or other variations or similar words. No assurances can be given that the future results anticipated by the forward-looking statements will be achieved. Forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations and are inherently uncertain. Our actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements, included herewith. This discussion should not be construed to imply that the results discussed herein will necessarily continue into the future, or that any conclusion reached herein will necessarily be indicative of actual operating results in the future. Such discussion represents only the best present assessment of our management.
Overview
We are a distributor of compressed natural gas ("CNG") in China.. As of September 30, 2009, we operated 24 CNG fueling stations in Shaanxi province and 12 CNG fueling stations in Henan province. We own our CNG fueling stations while we lease the land upon which our CNG fueling stations operate. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, we sold CNG of 40,420,123 and 120,866,756 cubic meters respectively through our fueling stations, compared to 40,547,584 and 107,226,877 cubic meters for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008. We also transport, distribute and sell piped natural gas to residential and commercial customers in the Xi'an area, including Lantian County, and the districts of Lintong and Baqiao, in Shaanxi province through a high pressure pipeline network of approximately 120 kilometers.
We operate four main business lines:
· Distribution and sale of compressed natural gas through our variable interest entity (VIE) owned CNG fueling stations for hybrid (natural gas/gasoline) powered vehicles (36 stations as of September 30, 2009);
· Installation, distribution and sale of piped natural gas to residential and commercial customers. We distributed and sold piped natural gas to 118,973 residential customers as of September 30, 2009;
· Distribution and sale of gasoline through our VIE owned CNG fueling stations for gasoline and hybrid (natural gas/gasoline) powered vehicles (7 of our VIE owned CNG fueling stations sold gasoline as of September 30, 2009); and
· Conversion of gasoline-fueled vehicles to hybrid (natural gas/gasoline) powered vehicles at our auto conversion sites.
We buy all of the natural gas that we sell and distribute to our customers. We do not mine or produce any of our own natural gas and have no plans to do so during the next 12 months. We currently sell our natural gas in two forms: (i) CNG and (ii) piped natural gas.
On October 24, 2006, our variable interest entity, Xi'an Xilan Natural Gas Co., Ltd. ("XXNGC"), formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Shaanxi Jingbian Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. ("SJLNG"), for the purpose of constructing a liquefied natural gas ("LNG") facility to be located in Jingbian, Shaanxi province. We planned to invest approximately $45 million to construct this facility but are anticipating now that the total investment increase to approximately $49.0 million primarily attributed to significant increase in material and labor costs incurred due to additional engineering reinforcement needs to ensure project safety, excluding $2.7 million additional payment of land use right for phase I, phase II and phase III because soaring local land price due to recent energy resource explorations as well as the cost of $4.5 million to purchase an additional 8.3 acres of land for the Yulin government's construction of an electricity substation, phase II and phase III of the LNG plant.
The LNG plant was funded through the sale of senior notes to Abax Lotus Ltd. in January 2008 as well as the underwritten public offering in September 2009. When completed, the plant is expected to have LNG processing capacity of 500,000 cubic meters per day, or approximately 150 million cubic meters on an annual basis. Phase I of the LNG plant is under construction and is expected to be completed by May 2010, later than originally planned because of delays mainly due to macro tariff exemption policy changes and additional document requirements at Shaanxi Province customs; engineering reinforcement of plant basis; ocean shipment route change to avoid pirates in Somali area.
We had total revenues of 20,125,184 and 18,401,200 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 respectively and revenues of 59,395,370 and 49,317,360 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. We had net income of 4,647,519 and 5,136,590 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 respectively and net income of 12,711,898 and 11,458,053 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 respectively.
Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations
Significant factors affecting our results of operations are:
Successful expansion of our CNG fueling station business in our target markets. Our revenue increased by 9.37% during the three months ended September 30, 2009 from the three months ended September 30, 2008 and by 20.44% during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from the nine months ended September 30, 2008 largely because of the addition of 3 new fueling stations added since the third quarter of 2008, as well as the increase of pipeline natural gas customers. As of September 30, 2009, we operated 36 CNG fueling stations in total and, in Shaanxi alone, we operated 24 CNG fueling stations. We believe we are the largest provider of CNG fueling stations in Xi'an, one of our core target markets for CNG. As of September 30, 2009, we operated 12 CNG fueling stations in Henan province, another of our core target markets. The successful expansion of our CNG fueling station business in Xi'an and Henan province has been a significant factor driving our revenue growth and results of operations for the period reviewed. While we intend to expand into different provinces, we anticipate the growth of our CNG fueling business in Xi'an and Henan province will continue to significantly affect our results of operations as we intend to continue to increase the number of CNG fueling stations we operate in these areas.
Regulation of natural gas prices in the PRC. The prices at which we purchase our natural gas supplies and sell CNG and pipeline natural gas products are strictly regulated by the PRC central government, including the National Development and Reform Commission ("NDRC"), and the local state price bureaus who have the discretion to set natural gas prices within the boundaries set by the PRC central government. In addition, natural gas procurement and sale prices are not uniform across China and can vary across provinces. For example, the prices at which we procure and sell CNG and piped natural gas are lower in Shaanxi than in Henan. Accordingly, our results of operations and, in particular, our revenue, cost of revenue and gross profit and gross margin are affected significantly by factors which are outside of our control. As we expand our natural gas business into other provinces, we expect our results of operations to continue to be affected significantly by the regulation of natural gas prices in the PRC.
Government policies encouraging the adoption of cleaner burning fuels. Our results of operations for the periods reviewed have benefited from environmental regulations and programs in the PRC that promote the use of cleaner burning fuels, including natural gas for vehicles. As an enterprise engaged in the natural gas industry, our VIE benefits from a reduced income tax rate of 15% compared to the standard 25% enterprise income tax rate in the PRC. In addition, the PRC government has encouraged companies to invest in and build the necessary transportation, distribution and sale infrastructure for natural gas in various policy pronouncements such as by officially including CNG/gasoline hybrid vehicles in the country's "encouraged development" category. These policies have benefited our results of operations by encouraging the demand for our natural gas products and also by lowering our expenses. As we expand into the LNG business, we anticipate that our results of operations will continue to be affected by government policies encouraging the adoption of cleaner burning fuels and the increased adoption of CNG and LNG technology.
Taxation
United States
We are incorporated in the State of Delaware and are subject to the tax laws of the United States. Since we do not have any revenue generating act ivies in the United States, we incurred a net operating loss for income tax purposes for the period ended September 30, 2009. The estimated net operating loss carry forwards for United States income tax purposes amounted to $2,278,525 and $1,657,473 as of September, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, which may be available to reduce future years' taxable income. These carry forwards will expire, if not utilized, beginning in 2027 through 2029. Our management believes that the realization of the benefits arising from this loss appear to be uncertain due to our Company's limited operating history and continuing losses for United States income tax purposes. Accordingly, we have provided a 100% valuation allowance at September 30, 2009.
The PRC
Our subsidiary, VIE and its subsidiaries operate in China. Starting January 1, 2008, pursuant to the tax laws of China, general enterprises are subject to income tax at an effective rate of 25% compared to 33% prior to 2008. Based on certain income tax regulations adopted in 2001 to encourage the development of certain industries, including the natural gas industry, in the western portions of China such as Shaanxi Province, XXNGC is subject to a reduced tax rate of 15%. Accordingly, except for income from XXNGC, which is subject to the reduced tax rate of 15%, income from Xilan Equipment, SJLNG, XXABC, HXNGC and LBNGC are subject to the 25% PRC income tax rate. Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 were approximately 17.7% and 16.8%, respectively.
Value Added Tax
Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added tax ("VAT"). All of our variable interest entity XXNGC's products that are sold in the PRC are subject to a Chinese VAT at a rate of 13% of the gross sales price. This VAT may be offset by VAT paid by XXNGC on raw materials and other materials included in the cost of producing their finished products. XXNGC records VAT payable and VAT receivable net of payments in its financial statements. VAT tax returns are filed offsetting the payables against the receivables.
All revenues from XXABC are subject to a Chinese VAT at a rate of 6%. This VAT cannot be offset with VAT paid for materials included in the cost of revenues.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We are subject to reporting obligations under the U.S. securities laws. The SEC, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, adopted rules requiring every public company to include a management report on such company's internal control over financial reporting in its annual report, which contains management's assessment of the effectiveness of the company's internal control over financial reporting. In addition, an independent registered public accounting firm must report on our internal control over financial reporting. Based the Company's evaluation, management concluded that, due to the identification of a material weakness in relation to inadequate US GAAP expertise, as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as amended, and the fact that the company is still in the process of remediating such material weakness, as of September 30, 2009, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures remained ineffective.
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2008
The following table represents the consolidated operating results for the three month period ended September 30, 2009 and 2008:
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